Category Archives: mixed media

Personal Predator Drone Sculpture Mobile Lamp / Making It / Mike Smith / Milwaukee, WI

Posted on December 29, 2012 by destructivetesting

Be the first on your block to have their own personal PREDATOR drone! Can detect, and eliminate individual targets anywhere in the world., faster than you can say ‘whatever’. This is the second in my series of personal drones. I … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Claudio Parentela / Italy

Posted on December 19, 2012 by destructivetesting

Here is some interesting work by an artist I just came across. http://www.claudioparentela.net http://claudioparentela.altervista.org

Posted in collage, mixed media | Tagged art, Claudio.Parentela, collage, Italy | 2 Comments

Asteriod Miner Spaceship / email

Posted on December 18, 2012 by destructivetesting

I just had to post the following email I received about this lamp! Below the photo, I’ve reprinted the info from my Etsy listing. Asteroid Miner Spaceship ZXCVB 109q Floor Lamp With Vintage Style Bulb and Solar Powered Propeller, listing … Continue reading →

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Found Object Garden Art / Paula Mccullough / Huntsville, Texas

Posted on December 18, 2012 by destructivetesting

My friend Paula, http://www.etsy.com/shop/IndustrialBloom, sent me a present, and I want to share it with you. Some cool garden art. Our garden here in Milwaukee is a bit barren this time of year, but her ‘flowers’ do add a nice touch! … Continue reading →

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Steampunk Mod Lamps / Mike Smith / Milwaukee, WI

Posted on November 21, 2012 by destructivetesting

I’ve started a new series that I call ‘Steampunk Mod’. Because I can call it anything I want, OK? Actually, I was invited to a Steampunk Fair on the strength of work that someone saw in my Etsy shop. I … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Eric Daigh / Traverse City, Michigan

Posted on July 22, 2012 by destructivetesting

Recently, I’ve been (not consciously) finding artists who push the boundaries of more traditional art materials. Today it is push pins! “Whether a symptom of corporate and social homogenization, or the four base pairs of DNA, we are products of … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Mark Khaisman, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on July 21, 2012 by destructivetesting

My previous Artist of the Day, Katina Huston, https://destructivetesting.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/artist-of-the-day-katina uses ink on Mylar. Mark Khaisman uses brown packing tape on backlit plexiglass! BORN 1958, Kiev, Ukraine. Studied Art and Architecture in Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow, Russia. Lives and works in … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Katina Huston / Bay Area, California

Posted on July 19, 2012 by destructivetesting

Finding work like Katina’s is what keeps me going at this. “It began with a few drawings. I’d find a shadow and set the mylar underneath and draw what I saw. What I saw was a whole new world, utterly … Continue reading →

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Recycling/upcycling / Robert Rauschenberg / October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008

Posted on July 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

I LOVED finding this photo and quote! Blood Orange Summer Glut, 1987_Estate of the Rauschenberg_Dorothy Zeidman From the early days of his career, Rauschenberg exhibited a boundless enthusiasm for using all kinds of materials in which to make his art. … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / SOPHIE ETCHART / Paris, France

Posted on July 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

Sophie Etchart is primarily a fashion photographer, but I have selected several of her ‘landscape’ photos to start with. She provides the photos for the collaboration with Sandrine Pagnoux— https://destructivetesting.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/artist. http://www.sophieetchart.com

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